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+"""Meshtastic smoke tests with a single virtual device via localhost.
+
+   During the CI build of the Meshtastic-device, a build.zip file is created.
+   Inside that build.zip is a standalone executable meshtasticd_linux_amd64.
+   That linux executable will simulate a Meshtastic device listening on localhost.
+
+   This smoke test runs against that localhost.
+
+"""
+import re
+import subprocess
+import time
+import platform
+import os
+
+# Do not like using hard coded sleeps, but it probably makes
+# sense to pause for the radio at apprpriate times
+import pytest
+
+from ..util import findPorts
+
+# seconds to pause after running a meshtastic command
+PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND = 0.1
+PAUSE_AFTER_REBOOT = 0.1
+
+
+#TODO: need to fix the virtual device to have a reboot. When you issue the command
+#      below, you get "FIXME implement reboot for this platform"
+#@pytest.mark.smokevirt
+#def test_smokevirt_reboot():
+#    """Test reboot"""
+#    return_value, _ = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --reboot')
+#    assert return_value == 0
+#    # pause for the radio to reset
+#    time.sleep(8)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.smokevirt
+def test_smokevirt_info():
+    """Test --info"""
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --info')
+    assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
+    assert re.search(r'^Owner', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert re.search(r'^My info', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert re.search(r'^Nodes in mesh', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert re.search(r'^Preferences', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert re.search(r'^Channels', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert re.search(r'^  PRIMARY', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert re.search(r'^Primary channel URL', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.smokevirt
+def test_smokevirt_sendping():
+    """Test --sendping"""
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --sendping')
+    assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
+    assert re.search(r'^Sending ping message', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.smokevirt
+def test_get_with_invalid_setting():
+    """Test '--get a_bad_setting'."""
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --get a_bad_setting')
+    assert re.search(r'Choices in sorted order', out)
+    assert return_value == 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.smokevirt
+def test_set_with_invalid_setting():
+    """Test '--set a_bad_setting'."""
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --set a_bad_setting foo')
+    assert re.search(r'Choices in sorted order', out)
+    assert return_value == 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.smokevirt
+def test_ch_set_with_invalid_settingpatch_find_ports():
+    """Test '--ch-set with a_bad_setting'."""
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --ch-set invalid_setting foo --ch-index 0')
+    assert re.search(r'Choices in sorted order', out)
+    assert return_value == 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.smokevirt
+def test_smokevirt_pos_fields():
+    """Test --pos-fields (with some values POS_ALTITUDE POS_ALT_MSL POS_BATTERY)"""
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --pos-fields POS_ALTITUDE POS_ALT_MSL POS_BATTERY')
+    assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
+    assert re.search(r'^Setting position fields to 35', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --pos-fields')
+    assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
+    assert re.search(r'POS_ALTITUDE', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert re.search(r'POS_ALT_MSL', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert re.search(r'POS_BATTERY', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.smokevirt
+def test_smokevirt_test_with_arg_but_no_hardware():
+    """Test --test
+       Note: Since only one device is connected, it will not do much.
+    """
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --test')
+    assert re.search(r'^Warning: Must have at least two devices', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 1
+
+
+@pytest.mark.smokevirt
+def test_smokevirt_debug():
+    """Test --debug"""
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --info --debug')
+    assert re.search(r'^Owner', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert re.search(r'^DEBUG file', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.smokevirt
+def test_smokevirt_seriallog_to_file():
+    """Test --seriallog to a file creates a file"""
+    filename = 'tmpoutput.txt'
+    if os.path.exists(f"{filename}"):
+        os.remove(f"{filename}")
+    return_value, _ = subprocess.getstatusoutput(f'meshtastic --host localhost --info --seriallog {filename}')
+    assert os.path.exists(f"{filename}")
+    assert return_value == 0
+    os.remove(f"{filename}")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.smokevirt
+def test_smokevirt_qr():
+    """Test --qr"""
+    filename = 'tmpqr'
+    if os.path.exists(f"{filename}"):
+        os.remove(f"{filename}")
+    return_value, _ = subprocess.getstatusoutput(f'meshtastic --host localhost --qr > {filename}')
+    assert os.path.exists(f"{filename}")
+    # not really testing that a valid qr code is created, just that the file size
+    # is reasonably big enough for a qr code
+    assert os.stat(f"{filename}").st_size > 20000
+    assert return_value == 0
+    os.remove(f"{filename}")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.smokevirt
+def test_smokevirt_nodes():
+    """Test --nodes"""
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --nodes')
+    assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
+    if platform.system() != 'Windows':
+        assert re.search(r' User ', out, re.MULTILINE)
+        assert re.search(r'  1 ', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.smokevirt
+def test_smokevirt_send_hello():
+    """Test --sendtext hello"""
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --sendtext hello')
+    assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
+    assert re.search(r'^Sending text message hello to \^all', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.smokevirt
+def test_smokevirt_port():
+    """Test --port"""
+    # first, get the ports
+    ports = findPorts()
+    # hopefully there is none
+    assert len(ports) == 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.smokevirt
+def test_smokevirt_set_is_router_true():
+    """Test --set is_router true"""
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --set is_router true')
+    assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
+    assert re.search(r'^Set is_router to true', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --get is_router')
+    assert re.search(r'^is_router: True', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.smokevirt
+def test_smokevirt_set_location_info():
+    """Test --setlat, --setlon and --setalt """
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --setlat 32.7767 --setlon -96.7970 --setalt 1337')
+    assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
+    assert re.search(r'^Fixing altitude', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert re.search(r'^Fixing latitude', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert re.search(r'^Fixing longitude', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+    return_value, out2 = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --info')
+    assert re.search(r'1337', out2, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert re.search(r'32.7767', out2, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert re.search(r'-96.797', out2, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.smokevirt
+def test_smokevirt_set_is_router_false():
+    """Test --set is_router false"""
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --set is_router false')
+    assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
+    assert re.search(r'^Set is_router to false', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --get is_router')
+    assert re.search(r'^is_router: False', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.smokevirt
+def test_smokevirt_set_owner():
+    """Test --set-owner name"""
+    # make sure the owner is not Joe
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --set-owner Bob')
+    assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
+    assert re.search(r'^Setting device owner to Bob', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --info')
+    assert not re.search(r'Owner: Joe', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --set-owner Joe')
+    assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
+    assert re.search(r'^Setting device owner to Joe', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --info')
+    assert re.search(r'Owner: Joe', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.smokevirt
+def test_smokevirt_set_team():
+    """Test --set-team """
+    # unset the team
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --set-team CLEAR')
+    assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
+    assert re.search(r'^Setting team to CLEAR', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_REBOOT)
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --set-team CYAN')
+    assert re.search(r'Setting team to CYAN', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_REBOOT)
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --info')
+    assert re.search(r'CYAN', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.smokevirt
+def test_smokevirt_ch_values():
+    """Test --ch-longslow, --ch-longfast, --ch-mediumslow, --ch-mediumsfast,
+       --ch-shortslow, and --ch-shortfast arguments
+    """
+    exp = {
+            '--ch-longslow': 'Bw125Cr48Sf4096',
+            '--ch-longfast': 'Bw31_25Cr48Sf512',
+            '--ch-mediumslow': 'Bw250Cr46Sf2048',
+            '--ch-mediumfast': 'Bw250Cr47Sf1024',
+            '--ch-shortslow': '{ "psk',
+            '--ch-shortfast': 'Bw500Cr45Sf128'
+          }
+
+    for key, val in exp.items():
+        return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput(f'meshtastic --host localhost {key}')
+        assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
+        assert re.search(r'Writing modified channels to device', out, re.MULTILINE)
+        assert return_value == 0
+        # pause for the radio (might reboot)
+        time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_REBOOT)
+        return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --info')
+        assert re.search(val, out, re.MULTILINE)
+        assert return_value == 0
+        # pause for the radio
+        time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.smokevirt
+def test_smokevirt_ch_set_name():
+    """Test --ch-set name"""
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --info')
+    assert not re.search(r'MyChannel', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --ch-set name MyChannel')
+    assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
+    assert re.search(r'Warning: Need to specify', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 1
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --ch-set name MyChannel --ch-index 0')
+    assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
+    assert re.search(r'^Set name to MyChannel', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --info')
+    assert re.search(r'MyChannel', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.smokevirt
+def test_smokevirt_ch_set_downlink_and_uplink():
+    """Test -ch-set downlink_enabled X and --ch-set uplink_enabled X"""
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --ch-set downlink_enabled false --ch-set uplink_enabled false')
+    assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
+    assert re.search(r'Warning: Need to specify', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 1
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+    # pylint: disable=C0301
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --ch-set downlink_enabled false --ch-set uplink_enabled false --ch-index 0')
+    assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --info')
+    assert not re.search(r'uplinkEnabled', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert not re.search(r'downlinkEnabled', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+    # pylint: disable=C0301
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --ch-set downlink_enabled true --ch-set uplink_enabled true --ch-index 0')
+    assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
+    assert re.search(r'^Set downlink_enabled to true', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert re.search(r'^Set uplink_enabled to true', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --info')
+    assert re.search(r'uplinkEnabled', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert re.search(r'downlinkEnabled', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.smokevirt
+def test_smokevirt_ch_add_and_ch_del():
+    """Test --ch-add"""
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --ch-add testing')
+    assert re.search(r'Writing modified channels to device', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --info')
+    assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
+    assert re.search(r'SECONDARY', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert re.search(r'testing', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --ch-index 1 --ch-del')
+    assert re.search(r'Deleting channel 1', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_REBOOT)
+    # make sure the secondar channel is not there
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --info')
+    assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
+    assert not re.search(r'SECONDARY', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert not re.search(r'testing', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.smokevirt
+def test_smokevirt_ch_enable_and_disable():
+    """Test --ch-enable and --ch-disable"""
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --ch-add testing')
+    assert re.search(r'Writing modified channels to device', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --info')
+    assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
+    assert re.search(r'SECONDARY', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert re.search(r'testing', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+    # ensure they need to specify a --ch-index
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --ch-disable')
+    assert return_value == 1
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --ch-disable --ch-index 1')
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --info')
+    assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
+    assert re.search(r'DISABLED', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert re.search(r'testing', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --ch-enable --ch-index 1')
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --info')
+    assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
+    assert re.search(r'SECONDARY', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert re.search(r'testing', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --ch-del --ch-index 1')
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.smokevirt
+def test_smokevirt_ch_del_a_disabled_non_primary_channel():
+    """Test --ch-del will work on a disabled non-primary channel."""
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --ch-add testing')
+    assert re.search(r'Writing modified channels to device', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --info')
+    assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
+    assert re.search(r'SECONDARY', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert re.search(r'testing', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+    # ensure they need to specify a --ch-index
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --ch-disable')
+    assert return_value == 1
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --ch-del --ch-index 1')
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --info')
+    assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
+    assert not re.search(r'DISABLED', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert not re.search(r'SECONDARY', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert not re.search(r'testing', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.smokevirt
+def test_smokevirt_attempt_to_delete_primary_channel():
+    """Test that we cannot delete the PRIMARY channel."""
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --ch-del --ch-index 0')
+    assert re.search(r'Warning: Cannot delete primary channel', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 1
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.smokevirt
+def test_smokevirt_attempt_to_disable_primary_channel():
+    """Test that we cannot disable the PRIMARY channel."""
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --ch-disable --ch-index 0')
+    assert re.search(r'Warning: Cannot enable', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 1
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.smokevirt
+def test_smokevirt_attempt_to_enable_primary_channel():
+    """Test that we cannot enable the PRIMARY channel."""
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --ch-enable --ch-index 0')
+    assert re.search(r'Warning: Cannot enable', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 1
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.smokevirt
+def test_smokevirt_ensure_ch_del_second_of_three_channels():
+    """Test that when we delete the 2nd of 3 channels, that it deletes the correct channel."""
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --ch-add testing1')
+    assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --info')
+    assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
+    assert re.search(r'SECONDARY', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert re.search(r'testing1', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --ch-add testing2')
+    assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --info')
+    assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
+    assert re.search(r'testing2', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --ch-del --ch-index 1')
+    assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --info')
+    assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
+    assert re.search(r'testing2', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --ch-del --ch-index 1')
+    assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.smokevirt
+def test_smokevirt_ensure_ch_del_third_of_three_channels():
+    """Test that when we delete the 3rd of 3 channels, that it deletes the correct channel."""
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --ch-add testing1')
+    assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --info')
+    assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
+    assert re.search(r'SECONDARY', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert re.search(r'testing1', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --ch-add testing2')
+    assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --info')
+    assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
+    assert re.search(r'testing2', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --ch-del --ch-index 2')
+    assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --info')
+    assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
+    assert re.search(r'testing1', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --ch-del --ch-index 1')
+    assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.smokevirt
+def test_smokevirt_ch_set_modem_config():
+    """Test --ch-set modem_config"""
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --ch-set modem_config Bw31_25Cr48Sf512')
+    assert re.search(r'Warning: Need to specify', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 1
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --info')
+    assert not re.search(r'Bw31_25Cr48Sf512', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --ch-set modem_config Bw31_25Cr48Sf512 --ch-index 0')
+    assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
+    assert re.search(r'^Set modem_config to Bw31_25Cr48Sf512', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --info')
+    assert re.search(r'Bw31_25Cr48Sf512', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.smokevirt
+def test_smokevirt_seturl_default():
+    """Test --seturl with default value"""
+    # set some channel value so we no longer have a default channel
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --ch-set name foo --ch-index 0')
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+    # ensure we no longer have a default primary channel
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --info')
+    assert not re.search('CgUYAyIBAQ', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+    url = "https://www.meshtastic.org/d/#CgUYAyIBAQ"
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput(f"meshtastic --host localhost --seturl {url}")
+    assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --info')
+    assert re.search('CgUYAyIBAQ', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.smokevirt
+def test_smokevirt_seturl_invalid_url():
+    """Test --seturl with invalid url"""
+    # Note: This url is no longer a valid url.
+    url = "https://www.meshtastic.org/c/#GAMiENTxuzogKQdZ8Lz_q89Oab8qB0RlZmF1bHQ="
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput(f"meshtastic --host localhost --seturl {url}")
+    assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
+    assert re.search('Warning: There were no settings', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 1
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.smokevirt
+def test_smokevirt_configure():
+    """Test --configure"""
+    _ , out = subprocess.getstatusoutput(f"meshtastic --host localhost --configure example_config.yaml")
+    assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
+    assert re.search('^Setting device owner to Bob TBeam', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert re.search('^Fixing altitude at 304 meters', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert re.search('^Fixing latitude at 35.8', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert re.search('^Fixing longitude at -93.8', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert re.search('^Setting device position', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert re.search('^Set region to 1', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert re.search('^Set is_always_powered to true', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert re.search('^Set send_owner_interval to 2', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert re.search('^Set screen_on_secs to 31536000', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert re.search('^Set wait_bluetooth_secs to 31536000', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert re.search('^Writing modified preferences to device', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_REBOOT)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.smokevirt
+def test_smokevirt_set_ham():
+    """Test --set-ham
+       Note: Do a factory reset after this setting so it is very short-lived.
+    """
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --set-ham KI1234')
+    assert re.search(r'Setting Ham ID', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_REBOOT)
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --info')
+    assert re.search(r'Owner: KI1234', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.smokevirt
+def test_smokevirt_set_wifi_settings():
+    """Test --set wifi_ssid and --set wifi_password"""
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --set wifi_ssid "some_ssid" --set wifi_password "temp1234"')
+    assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
+    assert re.search(r'^Set wifi_ssid to some_ssid', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert re.search(r'^Set wifi_password to temp1234', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # pause for the radio
+    time.sleep(PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND)
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --get wifi_ssid --get wifi_password')
+    assert re.search(r'^wifi_ssid: some_ssid', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert re.search(r'^wifi_password: sekrit', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.smokevirt
+def test_smokevirt_factory_reset():
+    """Test factory reset"""
+    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --host localhost --set factory_reset true')
+    assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
+    assert re.search(r'^Set factory_reset to true', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert re.search(r'^Writing modified preferences to device', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert return_value == 0
+    # NOTE: The virtual radio will not respond well after this command. Need to re-start the virtual program at this point.
+    # TODO: fix?
diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
index 31b01db..4c75774 100644
--- a/pytest.ini
+++ b/pytest.ini
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ markers =
     unit: marks tests as unit tests
     unitslow: marks slow unit tests
     int: marks tests as integration tests
+    smokevirt: marks tests as smoke tests against virtual device
     smoke1: runs smoke tests on a single device connected via USB
     smoke2: runs smoke tests on a two devices connected via USB
     smokewifi: runs smoke test on an esp32 device setup with wifi